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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1918
Page
4
The Roanoke Rapids Herald urges readers to convert pocketbooks to Liberty Bonds War Stamps Red Cross and YMCA funds. It promotes patriotism during World War I with reminders of Germany Hindenburg and wartime finance while urging timely contributions and payments.
A wartime verse by Jos. B. Gilder from the New York Times extols Allied advance in Picardy and Flanders. It compares German troops to frightened geese and ganders and envisions victory with a liberated world praising free men who overcame the Hun.
An elderly minister and deacons grilled a candidate for church entry after he answered questions satisfactorily, highlighting the enduring scrutiny of faith before admission. The fragment suggests a focus on religious testing and personal conviction within a historic congregation.
Eastern North Carolina farmers push to raise wheat by 116000 acres, ten percent more than last year. Government demand drives seed wheat orders as Extension Service reports strong interest from Wilson to Dare and Brunswick to Northampton. Local agents arrange seed supply with bank loans available. outlook remains favorable for a Liberty Harvest next year.
The forest products laboratory reports abundant osage orange supply for dye making. Census data indicate the wood stock exceeds current demand, suggesting extensive future use and industry expansion in natural dye production.
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